Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Senegal: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 35.2% against 18.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 16.8%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Senegal ranks 6th of 19 groups.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.4% | 32.8% | 11.4% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 33.2% | 13.7% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, total, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 35.2% against 18.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Senegal?
- 16.8%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Senegal?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Senegal rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Senegal ranks 6th of 19 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).